Football games are a unique experience – many fans still remember what their first game in the game was Stadium was. Atmosphere, tension, excitement and especially the impressive stadiums make every game an experience.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, billions of euros are invested in the sport – and not just in player transfers. No wonder there are incredible stadiums to be seen here, some of which leave us speechless.
Certain stadiums are as iconic as the clubs and teams they belong to, such as England’s Wembley Stadium in London and (Spotify) Camp Nou in Barcelona, one of the most famous and storied in the world.
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Without them, football as we know it would not be possible: GOAL summarizes the world’s largest stadiums in terms of seating capacity and shows the top 20.
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We’ll start straight at the largest stadium in the world, and this may come as a surprise to many: it’s the Rungrado May Day Stadium, better known in Germany as “Stadion Erste Mai”. Where is the stadium located? In North Korea!
According to North Korean officials, the stadium has a reported capacity of 150,000 people, but the actual capacity is believed to be around 114,000. Either way, it’s the largest football stadium in the world – with a few thousand spectators: inside distance.
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The first event of the Rungrado May Day Stadium was the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students – it was opened in 1989 and then renovated in 2014. It also hosted the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang.
Although it is the largest football stadium in the world, there is another larger stadium in the world: the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, which mainly shows cricket games. Capacity: 132,000 seats – so all of Wolfsburg or all of Offenbach would fit in here!
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Back to football stadiums, noteworthy stadiums such as Melbourne Cricket Ground (Australia national team matches) in Australia or Camp Nou (FC Barcelona matches) in Barcelona stand out.
South Africa’s FNB Stadium (aka Soccer City) in Johannesburg, which hosted several 2010 World Cup games including the final, also makes the top 10, followed by California’s Rose Bowl and London’s Wembley Stadium.
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